If we end up keeping Peppers one more year...

[BlueHose]

Yeah the ONLY bad year of his career when he was sick.

If he really was sick in 2007, why would both he and the team still deny that was the case even now?

[carpanfan96]

The more I go over the game tape in my head :smilewinkgrin: I think Peps biggest problem is he lacks technique. All the guys we mention as being elite D-linemen had at least one strong weapon, either a strong club, rip, swim, or spin. LT had it all...

Pep seems to engage and try to push his way to the ball, this often stands him up and he appears to quit, also leads to him getting held a lot. Eh what do I know, anyone ever remember seeing Pep make an awesome move and leave a tackle grasping for air?

That's his weakness, Usually all you see him do is bull rush attempts or speed rushes to get by, you usually don't see him use any moves like the spin or swim.

[pantherjunky]

If it just so happens we do keep him, Meeks is known for getting the most out of his guys maybe he could do the same not only for pep but a few others on the team.

Some of the players i think could benefit are

Peppers

Brayton

Godfrey

Marshall

[Snake]

by tagging him we are just prolonging the inevitable if we can't offload him. if we don't trade him well we just spent over 10% of this year's salary cap on someone who has little chance of a future here with his desires to play elsewhere. And next year might spur the exact same result this year almost did. Peppers leaves and we get no compensation.

No time like the present. I'd rather get the high picks to select a fresh young player who actually wants to play on our team than someone who's already in the midst of his prime and made it public knowledge he wants to leave, and is scheduled to be a free agent anyway come next February.

I disagree hell there have been alot of players that have said that they will never play again for there team but end up going right back and being happy. We have a new DC and New line coach. So its quite possible they they keep Pep and hope to change his mind. Besides there is not even an AVG starting DE on the market right now nor a good 4-3 DE in the draft.

[pantherclaw]

I really don't give a damn about the price. The price of having a top player is always going to be high.

I have no problems with Pep still playing with the Panthers.

[Fireball77]

I disagree hell there have been alot of players that have said that they will never play again for there team but end up going right back and being happy.

This is true. Briggs and Darius are examples of that. HOWEVER....did they turn down the highest contracts ever offered to a defensive player prior to the year they were franchised? AND...both of those guys are much more outspoken publicly than Pep. That is why I believe Pep doesn't really want to stay...he isn't one to just spout off randomly to the media.

[BlueHose]

Here is positive visual evidence of Peppers taking plays off...